The COVID-19 pandemic

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SATURDAY 2021-06-05

Waterloo Region reported 46 new cases for today (12.9% of the active cases) and none more for yesterday for 55; 282 new cases for the week (-9 from yesterday, -12 from last week), averaging 11.9% of active cases. 352 active cases, -23 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Next vaccination report on Monday.

Ontario reported 744 new cases today with a seven-day average of 844 (-45). 1,242 recoveries and 24 deaths translated to a decrease of 522 active cases and a new total of 8,937. -5,486 active cases for the week and 118 deaths (17 per day). 27,819 tests with a positivity rate of 2.67%. The positivity rate is averaging 3.25% for the past seven days, compared to 4.66% for the preceding seven.

New case variants reported today (these are substantially delayed so they do not match the new case numbers):

• Alpha (B.1.1.7): 1,316
  
• Beta (B.1.351): 63
  
• Gamma (P.1): 296
  

516 patients in ICU (-6 today, -110 for the week). Total hospital population of 625 (-309 for the week).

172,855 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average at 142,105 (previous week was 137,402). 60.3% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.8% from yesterday), 6.5% fully vaccinated (+0.4% from yesterday).

• 20 cases in Thunder Bay: 13.3 per 100K
  
• 61 cases in Hamilton: 10.5 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Brant: 9.6 per 100K
  
• 123 cases in Peel: 8.9 per 100K
  
• 51 cases in Waterloo: 8.3 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 10 cases in Lambton: 7.6 per 100K
  
• 181 cases in Toronto: 6.2 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 5.9 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Windsor-Essex: 5.4 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Huron Perth: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 31 cases in Durham: 4.8 per 100K
  
• 48 cases in York: 4.3 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 29 cases in Ottawa: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Middlesex-London: 2.7 per 100K